South to Antarctica Church Service
Join us at the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral to bid all those travelling south to Antarctica during the 2024 season a safe and successful journey.
Join family and friends to bid all those travelling south to Antarctica during the 2024 season a safe and successful journey.
Witness the tradition of the Erebus Chalice that also makes the journey each summer season from the Christchurch Cathedral to the Chapel of the Snows at McMurdo Station.
The service will be followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Scott Statue.
Join family and friends to bid all those travelling south to Antarctica during the 2024 season a safe and successful journey.
Witness the tradition of the Erebus Chalice that also makes the journey each summer season from the Christchurch Cathedral to the Chapel of the Snows at McMurdo Station.
The service will be followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Scott Statue.
Christchurch Cardboard Cathedral, 234 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central
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